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District Lodge 15 Organizies J. D’Addario and Company, Inc.

District Lodge 15 brought 17 new members into the Machinists Union recently by organizing the highly-skilled maintenance mechanics at J. D’Addario and Company, Inc., located in Farmingdale, New York. J. D’Addario is the largest manufacturer of guitar strings, drum heads, and other musical instrument parts in the United States.

Please join me in welcoming these new members into the IAM family.

On behalf of the Eastern Territory and its members, I extend our congratulations and appreciation to District Lodge 15 Directing Business Representative Jim Conigliaro, Director of Organizing Vinny Addeo, Business Representatives Perry Esposito and Juan Negron, and all of the team for a job well done.

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